after
German, preposition
after is a German preposition meaning “after” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, After is a different word: “anus”.
What does after mean in English?
preposition
- 1
after
noun
- 1
masculineanus
- 2
masculineobsoletebuttocks, backside
prefix
- 1
after-, sub-, second (expressing that something comes after another thing)
- 2
pseudo-, spurious (expressing that something is false or fake)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Austrittsöffnung des Darms, durch welche der Kot den Darm verlässt
prefix: 1. Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung danach, später 2. Wortbildungselement mit der Bedeutung unecht beschaffen oder schlechter beschaffen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of after
- Afters genitive
- Aftern dative definite plural
- affter- alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to after
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is after in German?
after appears 8.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).